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English
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Binding Earth and Heaven : Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism
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University Park, PA
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
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169
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Focuses on Mormonism as a case study of how unpopular new religions may survive and even flourish in spite of unrelenting opposition. Examines early patriarchal blessings bestowed upon early converts to Mormonism from 1834-1835, and their function as a commitment mechanism for converts. [Publisher's summary]
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